(Bryson City NC) The trail to find waterfalls, also paralleled Deep Creek for about a mile. It crossed over the stream via footbridges a couple of times. What a wonderful combination of water, rocks, and cascades it was! At one point, the trail was blocked by a crew that was cutting back shrubbery from the […]
(Bryson City NC) I was a bit surprised to find a campsite available inside of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Especially since it was near a trail that went to three waterfalls. Just the kind of place for me! About a three mile loop trail went up into the mountains. The first fall encountered was […]
(Maggie Valley to Cherokee NC) In my continuing quest to find some fall colors, I decided to drive a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway. With elevations over 5,000ft, I though it would provide a better chance. There were lots of pull-outs, and nice views; but, little in the way of fall colors. Some wildflowers […]